1. Introduction / Background
The death toll of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since October 2023 has reached 53,762, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on 22.05.2025. It added that another 122,197 people have been wounded, as air strikes and ground attacks continue to devastate neighbourhoods across the Strip.
(https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-rises-53762?nid=422779&topic=Israel%2527s%2520war%2520on%2520Gaza&fid=544879)2. Key Highlights – Israel Hamas war updates
- Killed 107 (53,762) Not Update
- Injured 247 (122,197) Not Update
- Home Destroyed
3. Governments’ Response
Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu has called for the appointment of a new head of intelligence, Major General David Zini, as soon as possible. He stated that Zini would not be involved in an investigation into his associates and that the appointment of a permanent head of the Shin Bet would ensure that the premier's advisers are not involved in the ongoing probe into alleged Qatari influence. (https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250523-israel-pm-new-security-chief-must-be-appointed-as-soon-as-possible)
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has criticized Israel's war on Gaza, stating it was unpurposeful and that only US President Donald Trump could stop Netanyahu from attacking the Palestinian territory. (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/5/23/live-israeli-attacks-kill-85-in-gaza-as-starvation-related-deaths-hit-29)
Prime Minister Netanyahu has spoken with President Trump on a call following the murder of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, DC. Trump reportedly supported Israel's war goals in the Palestinian enclave, despite rumors of a growing schism between the leaders over Netanyahu's failure to end Israel's war on Gaza. (https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5314262-donald-trump-benjamin-netanyahu-call-embassy-staffer-shooting/)
4. Military Developments
More than 50 Palestinians were killed or missing after an Israeli air raid on a residential building in the Jabalia al-Balad area of northern Gaza. (https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/over-50-dead-or-missing-after-israeli-airstrike-levels-home-in-northern-gaza/3577159)
Eleven Palestinians were martyred and others wounded on Friday as Israeli occupation forces bombed a family home in the town of New Abasan, east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip. (https://www.gulf-times.com/article/705036/region/11-palestinians-martyred-including-children-from-one-family-in-israeli-strike-on-home-east-of-khan-younis)
Israeli occupation forces escalated their military operations across the Gaza Strip on Friday, launching a series of airstrikes and artillery shelling that left at least 40 Palestinians dead and scores injured, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. (https://daysofpalestine.ps/israeli-forces-bomb-jabalia-killing-dozens-in-one-of-gazas-deadliest-strikes/)
5. Militants’ Activity
A ballistic missile launched at Israel by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen on Friday morning was intercepted by air defenses, the military said. The missile fire marked the second day in a row of Houthi attacks on Israel, and the fourth within a week. (https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-4th-attack-on-israel-in-week-idf-intercepts-houthi-missile-fired-from-yemen/)
6. Impact On the Trade and Travel
7. International Response
Microsoft fired one employee, Joe Lopez, for shouting at CEO Satya Nadella during a pro-Palestine protest at the annual Build developer conference in Seattle. The incident occurred over the company's provision of AI services to the Israeli military. The tech giant has since confirmed the firing. (https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/microsoft-fires-employee-who-interrupted-event-to-protest-ai-tech-for-israeli-military/article69608949.ece)
French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot has dismissed Israel's accusations of anti-Semitism as absurd and slanderous, stating that France is "indefectibly attached to the security of Israel" and that accusing European countries of inciting hatred or supporting Hamas is absurd and slanderous. (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/5/23/live-israeli-attacks-kill-85-in-gaza-as-starvation-related-deaths-hit-29)
A senior Swiss diplomat on Friday called on Israel to immediately end its blockade of the Gaza Strip, warning that aid deliveries remain far below the level needed. (https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/switzerland-urges-israel-to-immediately-lift-gaza-blockade/3577337)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the leaders of Britain, France and Canada, of backing the "mass murderers, rapists, baby killers and kidnappers" in Hamas over Israel. (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/23/netanyahu-accuses-leaders-of-britain-france-and-canada-of-emboldening-hamas)
8. Comment.
The Gaza conflict today epitomizes a complex crisis of humanitarian disaster, intense military confrontation, and fragile diplomacy, with urgent needs for ceasefire, aid access, and political solutions to prevent further deterioration in the Middle East region.
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